Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-21
THE EXCURSION SEASON.
Many Hundreds Getting Away iron
 the City for a Days Outing.

Many Hundreds Getting Away from the City for a Day's Outing. To day many of our residents will take the delightful excursion to Mystic Island by the Elm City. These excursions are highly popu- lar and have made decided hit. To-day Unity commandery No. 3 and friends make the excursion. The second annual excursion of Columbia council, Knights of Columbus, will be made to day. The Knights and many friends will go to Glen Island on the steamer John H. Starin. Those who attended the excursion of this popular council a year ago have very pleasurable recollections of it, and will be eager to go to Glen Island again.
 The evening trips of the steamer Messen- ger bid fair to be very popular. The even ing trips are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- days. You leave here at 2, and, returning, leave Stiles Park at 10, thus having plenty of time at this pleasant place in the cool of the evening. The Messengers daily trips continue usual.
 The big union picnic of the First Congre- gational, Grand avenue Baptist and Grace Episcopal churches of Fair Haven yesterday was gratifying success The day was one of the finest, sunshiny and cool, great re- lief from the recent long continued hot weather, and ''almost every body went, ," said one of the teachers. There were seven car loads, and happiness reigned. At the grove the young folks enjoyed boat races, swim ming matches, obstruction races and other amusements, and teams composed of "young men" and ''old men" had contest for the supremacy. Henry R. Barnes was chairman of the Congregational church committee. Fair Haven was of course largely represented at the picnic.
 The annual picnic of the Welch Guards, Co. C., Fifth battalion, will take place at Parlor Rock on Monday, August 1st. On their return the company will give grand ball at their armory on Main street, Bridge port, and will do all they can to make it will be furnished by the Wheeler & Wilson orchestra, while Professor Bulkley will prompt. A number of New Haven friends of the command will join in.
 Several carloads of people from St. James, church, Danbury, came to Seaside Park, They had good time. There was also a picnic from the Methodist church at Shelton at Seaside the same day. They filled three cars.
 The annual picnic of the State Sons of Temperance will be held on Wednesday. August 10th, at High Rock Grove, on the Naugatuck road. The excursion rates will be low.
 It is likely now that the annual reunion of tue Seventeenth Connecticut Volunteers will take place in Danbury this year. A petition to the officers of the association asking for the reunion ,here on Saturday, August 27th, is being signed by Danbury citizens.
 List of Letters remaining in the New Haven postoffice, New Ha- ven county, State of Connecticut, Wednesday. July 20, 1887:
 LADIES' LIST. A-Mary Austin. C-Mary Gallery, Martha Colt, Fife M. Coonbs
 Mrs. Connors, Rae" Copsley. D-Mrs. J. $. Delano, Edith B. Derby. F-Maggie Flanagan G-SuSan Goldsmith, Emily Green Juliaette Grif-
 fin H-Mrs. c. Hammer, Carrie Howarth, Rosie Hub
 bell. J-Eracl Johnson. K-Mrs. Knox, Mrs J. T. Kee Margaret Kelleher
 Miss Adelia E. Kilborn L-"Sophie'' Lindstrom. M-Hannah Murphy. P-Mrs. James Patterson, Mrs A. D. Platt. R-Emi1y Ripenhausen, Annie Reynolds. T-Lucy M. Thompson. W-Mss Christine Wilson,
 GENTLEMEN'S s LIST. A A1Ion